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Fever Ray Archive
My Top Songs of 2009
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Every year, Adi and I get together with my friends Kerry, Pavel, Kristen, and Tommy and review our albums of the year (mine and Pavel’s). We seemed to let a few years get away from us but we did do it for 2008, 2007, and 2006 this past May. For 2009, we will definitely maintain the tradition. But, I wanted to publish something on my blog that is end-of-the-year music related. So, here are my top 25 songs for 2009 in alphabetical order (by artist). In many cases, this year for me was very much a “Singles Year” and in a lot of cases, I may not even like the entire album that these songs are on. And I will admit – it is very pop and diva heavy but give me a break. I had a tough year being unemployed and all. So what if Lady Gaga, Shakira, and Rihanna helped me though it! Note that some of these songs may have been released in 2008 but were played a lot in 2009. Enjoy and please comment with your favorites regardless of whether they are on my list or not!
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Fever Ray and New Model Army in the Same Week
What a week it’s been for NYC entertainment. This is when I’m reminded of why I live in New York. So much to choose from and all within a short walk or subway ride from my apartment. I hadn’t been to any concerts in a while so to go to 2 in one week was a treat.
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Song of the Week: Seven by Fever Ray (Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson)
I absolutely must dig out my cd’s by The Knife and listen to them. For whatever reason, I never got into them at the time that my friend Chris sent them to me but I’ve since discovered Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson, who is one half of the Sweedish band The Knife. Seven is the fourth single to be released from Fever Ray (Karin’s first solo project) and while I’m not quite as into this song as I was Triangle Walks – the previous single – the video is really quite interesting. Karin has a wild voice and she can also be heard on two tracks on Royksopp’s Junior and one on The Understanding.
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